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February 2, 2016 Update

It’s February 2, a full month into 2016 and yet I keep writing the date as 2013. I can’t explain it. I spent January doing “Dry January” aka alcohol free in an attempt to help my goal of getting healthier, and it was successful! I was so good about walking 6 miles a day and then last week I fell of the rails and didn’t meet my step goals. I normally wouldn’t talk about this here, but I think it’s important to have accountability.

Lets get real for a sec. I sometimes look like this (with lots of photoshop help I’m sure):

Usually I have exercise/sweats on, crazy hair, no makeup and some acne. I think it’s important to be real. And to get extra real, Im trying really hard to get back to my LA weight. 2015 involved being in a new city known for it’s pizza, and also a snowy cold winter that basically meant being indoors for 4 months. The summer was spent at the Cape eating fried oysters (so much yum!) and lazily swimming in Sand Pond. 2015 was about relaxing and being cozy and eating whatever I wanted. The result of a glutinous 2015 means 2016 needs to be about undoing the damage of 2015.

What steps am I taking? How am I going to do this?

Well, baby steps right? I started by getting a fitbit and was gifted this awesome Kate Spade agenda that I’m using as a food+exercise diary. I happen to own a cheap $30 smoothie blender and have been making morning spinach/yogurt/pineapple smoothies (high in protein) in an attempt to curb my mid morning appetite. I also bought a special Life Factory water bottle to help encourage my water consumption. Im trying to focus on having a high protein + high fiber diet.

Where am I failing? Lets assess!

I’m not weighing myself (intensionally) so I can’t tell you the numbers, but I can tell you after 2 weeks I felt slimmer/tighter/healthier. Week three I upped my wood working productivity and that time was sucked from my exercise time. I was (pretty) good about food, but I need to be both good at my exercise time + with my diet. Both are so critical! I find myself getting snack hungry at night and I need to address that.

Fitness Goals for February

I’m now on a dodgeball league here in the New Haven area that meets once a week, so I’ll have a different type of exercise to mix it up. I need to be making my 12,000 steps a day goal every day. And in addition to that, I need to be jogging for an hour at the gym at least 3 times a week. Ill have to adjust my schedule to make it work but it’s totally reasonable to do it only 3 times a week. This upcoming Sunday I am running in the IRIS 5k in New Haven, and I think there’s one in March I need to sign up for next. You have to do what it takes right?

Goal for the Year

In fall my good friends are getting married in Los Angeles and I want to be back to my LA weight in time for the wedding (if not sooner). That’s a totally reasonable amount of weight to lose in a lengthy amount of time. I think it’s important to have a focus to think about when you’re at the gym and slowing down on the treadmill that helps you push through and kick it into gear.

I’ll update as I go (I think that’s important to keep me on track) and am open to any tips you have for me!